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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
The only thing I've seen during my admittedly modest research is that it's not usually cut-and-dried. But a couple of opinions (which I happen to agree with) do seem to recur quite frequently...
1) In an average situation of a golfer accidentally doing relatively minor damage to a home with a stray shot, the homeowner would have a hard time getting the golfer to be held legally responsible, largely because the homeowner was aware of the possibility of such an occurrence before purchasing the home;
NOT TRUE; No One makes you aware of bad behavior of Golfers and them not following the rules, this issue has been beaten to death on the village forum
2) It would also be very difficult to find a golfer guilty of trespassing if he simply went a short distance onto somebody's property to retrieve a golf ball and immediately returned to the golf course.
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NOT TRUE; If the property is posted and Golfers still enter's (which some do) then i believe a judge would Find the perpetrator arrogant and knowingly trespassing.
Now the really question is, is it worth it and weather they get confronted by the home owner is the embarrassing part for them.
I caught a guy sending his 14 year old son to retrieve a ball and i heard him say "go get it before they see us hurry" Nice message they are sending there children not to respect others property.
Folks we can beat this to death.
If you can't afford the golf ball don,t play the sport period!